Found 2 items, similar to apothecium.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: apothecium apothecium n : a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi [also: apothecia (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Apothecium Apothecium \Apo`*the"ci*um\, n.; pl. Apothecia. [NL.] (Bot.) The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes. [1913 Webster]